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David Wood Townsend (July 18, 1844 – March 8, 1912) was an American builder. Townsend was a business owner and builder in Western Iowa. Starting out representing Knapp, Stout & Co. Lumber, he later owned and operated several Townsend Bros. Lumber Yards both in Iowa and Nebraska. In 1882, he oversaw the building of the Plymouth County Bank building. In 1884, Townsend and J. M. Starbuck contracted to build the Ida County Courthouse. In 1884, Townsend was contracted to build the school house at Cherokee, Iowa. In 1886, Townsend contracted and oversaw the building of the Marshall County Courthouse (Iowa) and the court house at Council Bluffs and built a hotel at Sioux City. That same year he also added another story to the Sioux City Journal building in Sioux City. In 1898, he contracted with

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  • David Wood Townsend (July 18, 1844 – March 8, 1912) was an American builder. Townsend was a business owner and builder in Western Iowa. Starting out representing Knapp, Stout & Co. Lumber, he later owned and operated several Townsend Bros. Lumber Yards both in Iowa and Nebraska. In 1882, he oversaw the building of the Plymouth County Bank building. In 1884, Townsend and J. M. Starbuck contracted to build the Ida County Courthouse. In 1884, Townsend was contracted to build the school house at Cherokee, Iowa. In 1886, Townsend contracted and oversaw the building of the Marshall County Courthouse (Iowa) and the court house at Council Bluffs and built a hotel at Sioux City. That same year he also added another story to the Sioux City Journal building in Sioux City. In 1898, he contracted with (en)
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  • David Wood Townsend (July 18, 1844 – March 8, 1912) was an American builder. Townsend was a business owner and builder in Western Iowa. Starting out representing Knapp, Stout & Co. Lumber, he later owned and operated several Townsend Bros. Lumber Yards both in Iowa and Nebraska. In 1882, he oversaw the building of the Plymouth County Bank building. In 1884, Townsend and J. M. Starbuck contracted to build the Ida County Courthouse. In 1884, Townsend was contracted to build the school house at Cherokee, Iowa. In 1886, Townsend contracted and oversaw the building of the Marshall County Courthouse (Iowa) and the court house at Council Bluffs and built a hotel at Sioux City. That same year he also added another story to the Sioux City Journal building in Sioux City. In 1898, he contracted with Cutting & Willett and K of P Lodge at Oto, Woodbury county, Iowa to build a two story brick building with the lodge taking the top floor. Some of the buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa. He also owned several general mercantile stores including one at Melrose, Iowa and another one at Granville, Iowa. He also owned and operated a mercantile establishment at Edgerton, Minnesota. In the 1890s, Townsend owned the ACME Real Estate and Exchange Co., of Cherokee, Iowa. He also managed the Cherokee Brick and Tile Works in the 1890s after his partner John M. Starbuck left for the Klondike Gold Rush. They supplied over 10,000,000 bricks for the Cherokee Mental Health Institute Insane Asylum. (en)
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